Justin Hartman

Posted on March 5, 2009 - by

Temperature in Cape Town

I know everyone in Cape Town is talking about the heat wave we’re experiencing but I just had to share this with people who aren’t here right now.

This is the time in Cape Town:

Time right now in Cape Town

And this was the temperature in the City:

Temperature in Cape Town at 15:55

Now I’m not a big fan of heat but I don’t think I’ve ever been in a place where the temperature was more than 35 degrees. 40.5 degrees is something that is well and truly stifling. There has been a thick haze of smoke all over the city from all the fires and I haven’t been able to see the sea or mountain since 9am.

Come to think of it, without the sea and mountain it kind of feels a lot like Jo’burg!

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    justinhartman (Justin Hartman) said:

    New blog post: Temperature in Cape Town http://tinyurl.com/curmof



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    Jeanette said:

    That’s just insane! Makes me very happy to be in Jozi right now.



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    justB[coz] said:

    We’re in Claremont and it’s 5 degs cooler here, thank goodness. You guys must be dying in the CBD.

    I was out in my car just now and everyone was driving with their lights on ‘cos the smoke is so thick!

    It’s *really* odd not being able to see the mountain, sheesh … quite disorientating actually – us Capies can’t navigate without the MOWNTAIN heh :-)



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    joyanne said:

    i still love the heat :-)



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    Jason said:

    Damn… it’s freezing!



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    Robin said:

    I recommend allot of cold beer, with those temps it may just save your life….



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    March 5, 2009

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    Justin Hartman said:

    @Jeanette having come from Jozi last week this is an eye opener :)

    @justB[coz] yeah I know what you mean. I’m in Claremont now so I’m feeling much better here but I’ve been watching the temperature from Century City to CBD and it’s been consistent at between 38-40 degrees.

    @joyanne heat is one thing but this is INSANE !!!

    @Jason, thinking about putting on my jersey now…

    @Robin hahahaha



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    Emil said:

    Aircon, my kingdom for an aircon!



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    Alex Ion said:

    Are you guys serious?
    40.5C on March 5?

    I can’t stand 40.5 in July or August, not to mention March. Now I know why I love winter …..

    Sorry for u guys!



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    Susan Moolman said:

    With the -8 degrees we’ve had for the past couple of days here in New York and the snow on the ground now frozen in dirty, icy piles, I could do with a couple of hours of 40+ celsius… Perhaps we just need to balance it out – that would be perfection!



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    Charl van Niekerk said:

    It’s been pretty hot in George as well today, although I don’t think it was _that_ hot. The only place I’ve experienced those temperatures is Gaborone but at least the humidity in Gabs is normally quite low, which helps a lot.



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    justB[coz] said:

    And it’s even hotter today!



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    Gino Cosme said:

    Even for me, that’s a bit too hectic.



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    Cluckhoff said:

    When we left for Europe on 5 March, the car’s temp clocked 42 degrees and we were dressed for 7 degree weather in London! I uploaded a pic at http://www.flickr.com/photos/cluckhoff/3376417119/.



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    cebella said:

    My office is a prefab hut without think pink or aircon. Sweltering heat and shivering winters are very familiar. I understand your pain :wink:



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    maggie said:

    Hi, I’m sailing on Semester at Sea because my husband is teaching. We arrive at the V&A Waterfront on the morning of 31st March and was just Googling to find out what the weather is like. I’m glad I did. We are only there for 5 days but it’s good to be prepared. of course it might cool down by then. So looking forward to being in the Cape again.

    We are ‘bunkering’ (re-fuelling) in Singapore at the moment having just left Vietnam. It must be about 90 degrees on our very still decks at the moment . The students love it but we’re enjoying the aircon! next stop India so we shall be sweltering there too…



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    maggie said:

    Does anyone know of a good guide around Cape Town for people on board who don’t know the area. I think a tour to Cape Point, including Kirstenbosch gardens, Table Mountain if it’s clear, Chapman’s Peak drive, Boulders etc etc iust don’t know who the best guides are…someone who would perhaps drive them? I would be grateful for any suggestions…thanks!



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    Dom said:

    Not only is it 40 deg in the afternoon, it’s 33 on lwr Buitengracht at 10pm and 30 inside my flat facing east. The sun will roast the place to above 30 early morning…
    I will spend the night in front of my fan!